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DALKEY - Deilginis ‘Thorn Island’

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NEWSLETTER No 436 (Volume 19) Samhain (November) 2013November: Believed to derive from ‘novem’ which is the Latin for thenumber ‘nine’. In the ancient Roman calendar November was the ninthmonth after March. As part of the seasonal calendar November is thetime of the ‘Snow Moon’ according to Pagan beliefs and the perioddescribed as the ‘Moon of the Falling Leaves’ by Black Elk. The Anglo-Saxons called November ‘Windmonath’ or ‘Wind-month’.

Fr Gallagher accepting the Community Council’s Community Cup from Susan MacDonnellon behalf of church gardener Michael McDonnell

Flower:Chrysanthemum

If there’s ice in November to bear a duckThere’ll be nothing after but sludge and muck

The DCC Monthly Meeting was held in OLH on Monday 7th October 2013. The membersstood for a minutes silence as a mark of respect for the late Ken Dixon who was a memberand Chairman of DCC for the period of 2008-2010.NW: The incidents of crime for the Dalkey area were significantly down on last year’sfigures but the Gardai remind us to remain vigilant. The installation of the new watermeters will be rolling out soon and all personnel will have identity tags. There is no needfor the work crews to gain access to the house and anything out of the normal should beimmediately reported to the Gardai in Dun Laoghaire at 666 5000. The next DCC meeting is Monday 4th November in OLH.

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SUMMARY OF DCC OCTOBER MEETING ❖❖

The Liffey Descent:Congratulations to Sarah Mc Donagh, Rover andKayaking instructor with the 41st Dublin, who wonthe Liffey Descent in late September.It is a 28km race down the Liffey and is the pinnacleof kayaking achievements. It was Sarah’s first timedoing it and due to the very dry summer there wasvery little water on the river, making it a morechallenging and gruelling race than usual.Sarah finished in a time of 2hrs 55 minutes which waslonger than usual but given the slow flow of the riverit is in line with, and just ahead of, the othercompetitors! Sarah won by a good margin (7 minutes)and it is the first senior race that she has competed in,so this is quite an achievement. It is a very physicallyand mentally challenging race. Well done, Sarah.

SCOUTING NEWS FROM 41st DUBLIN ❖❖

Sarah McDonagh

Our Gathering Event:In June the 41st Dublin scouts shared a ‘gathering event’ with the 6th Bebington troop fromEastham, near Liverpool.Congratulations to Cyril Byrne, the Irish Times photographer who photographed the event,and had his photo picked to go on the cover of the Irish Hospice Foundation fundraisingbook – The Gathering, Reflection on Ireland. Thephoto shows Dalkey sea scouts with the troop fromBebington on Dalkey Island. It was a very proudmoment for the group to have our photo chosen andto be invited to the book launch in City Hall with anTaoiseach, Enda Kenny. Photos taken that night madethe inside of the Irish Times the next day. It was also a pleasure to meet John Geoghegan on thenight. John is a director of the World ScoutingFederation and in the book you get to read about hiscareer and the impact scouting has had on his life.Thank you, John! You also can read about the IrishWolfhound Club which held its own gathering eventduring the summer and we had the pleasure of gettingour photo taken with Darcey and Keelagh on thesteps of city hall. The book is available for sale online and would makea super Christmas gift as well as supporting a greatcause. http://hospicefoundation.ie/shop/books/the-gathering-book-shipping-within-ireland/

Photos courtesy of Colm Mahady/Fennell Photography/Copyright Fennell Photography 2013

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41st Dublin with Cyril Byrne of the Irish Times

41st Dublin with John Geoghegan,Director of the World Scouting

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Christmas LightsWe are looking forward to thewarm festive season in ourbusiness community. We areorganising the Dalkey ChristmasLights once more which areanticipated to be switched on, onSunday 8th December whenSanta arrives to our HeritageTown. The Christmas Lights costlocal business €11,000 to beerected around the town. Overthe past years our assistantchairperson Blaithin O’Brien hasput in a huge amount of work tocollect money for the lights. This year is the toughest to make payment by local businesseson the cost of the Christmas Lights because of budgeting and commitment. We are takingthe time now to make the local community and residents aware of the cost and organisationof the Christmas Lights. We are hoping that we can fund the Lights this year but we mayhave to look to fundraising within the Dalkey community during the weeks before 8thDecember. Please keep an eye out in your local shops, cafes, pubs and restaurants forinformation on such fundraising events or fundraising collection boxes. If we can’t makepayment we may have to skip the Dalkey Christmas Lights for this year! If you would liketo get involved please contact dalkeybusinessgroup@gmail.com Thank you.‘Dalkey Creates’ writing Festival – 16th to 19th October 2014 A new festival is coming soon to Dalkey with emphasis on writers’ workshops. Includingsinger songwriter writing activities, creative writing workshops and theatre writing. Workwith tutors across 4 days and then present at the end. Contact Anna Fox for moreinformation or if you like to get involved at solartheatre1@gmail.com Finally we would like to congratulate Dalkey Tidy Towns committee for all their hardvoluntary work throughout the year which paid off with their success at this year’s NationalTidy Towns Awards. Next year we may WIN! So it’s important that we all pick up afterourselves and maintain our beautiful town of Dalkey.Please keep up to date with what’s happening in Dalkey Business Group on our Facebookand Twitter pages. Our next meeting is on Wednesday 6th November if you would like tojoin!

Last year’s Festival of Light in Dalkey Photo: John Fahy

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A LITTLE DALKEY HISTORY ❖❖

Wednesday November 26th 1890 Dalkey Township Commissioners MeetingMr. Samuel Comas, J.P., chaired the above meeting at which the attendance included W.E.Porter, John Fleming, J.P., G.D. Beggs, John Myles, B.L., C. Higginbotham, and JohnLeahy. Also in attendance was the Township Surveyor R.W.Walshe, C.E.Township Sewers – Mr. W G. Strype, C.E., forwarded tracings and sections of sewers

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which he considered were urgent cases for reconstruction. He indicated that he wassuffering from a serious illness at that time and promised to forward a full report on theremainder of the sewers as soon as he was in a position to do so. After some discussion itwas decided to postpone the proposed work on the sewers until they had received Mr.Strype’s full report.Water Supply Problems – Several Dalkey Hill ratepayers submitted written complaintsabout being without water for 5 days. Mr. Walsh, C.E., said that they had to clean out thetank and put in a new pipe at the bottom of it, that the water had been off for 3 days, but itwas all-right now and that there was plenty of water in the tank at that time.

The Wicklow People - Saturday November 29th 1890.James Scannell

Recently my school started cycling. It takes place in our school yard in Harold Boys’School. A man named Alan teaches us. He will teach us for six Thursdays. On the first weekhe took us to the school hall and taught us about basic cycling safety. It was quiteinteresting. On the second week we went out to our yard and he taught us about road safety.He brought in a van with all the bikes and the helmets. He teaches us about turning. It reallyis fun and I’m learning a lot. It is run by Dun Laoghaire Rathdown.

John Maguire 5th ClassFor six Thursdays 5th class from Harold Boys’ School are doing cycling lessons. Ourteacher’s name is Alan and he is from the Dun Laoghaire Rathdown cycling group. We aredoing this course for road safety. So far we have learned skills such as signals, turnings andabout the clothing that we should wear. Some people have learned how to cycle which is anamazing achievement. We still have a few weeks remaining in our lessons with the last onebeing a presentation. Everyone is having lots of fun.

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Even a seemingly nondescript lane can have a history thatmakes it suddenly interesting. And this was the case when TimRyan took me down the lane to the side of Fujifilm.The unremarkable building to the right at the end was St.Laurence’s Hall where man (men only) played cards mostly onSundays and an early version of Bingo called Housy-Housy -the winner calling out ‘House’ when the all the numbers werecovered.There was a small farm at the end of the lane and the building tothe left was Mulcahy’s Motors which was originally the stablesfor Tim’s grandfather’s horses.Tim’s grandfather, Joe Ryan, was employed by The DublinUnited Tramway Company, firstly as the driver of horse trams,then the electric trams when they were introduced in early

1900s. He also drove the now almost forgotten ‘sand tram’ which spread sand on the roadto prevent the horses of the passenger trams from slipping on the icy tracks, the mostnotorious being the stretch of road by Bullock Castle, now part of Our Lady’s Manor.Joe’s horses were used in the delivery of coal and groceries from shops such as Findlaters,the present site of Eurospar. The groceries were put in small individual parcels which werethen packed into tea chests, put on to the carts, later lorries, and delivered to the ‘rich’ on‘Hungry Hill’. It was called that because in the days before refrigeration, its inhabitants hadtheir food supplies delivered daily and thus to the initial surprise of newly employed dailydomestics, there didn’t seem to be any food in the house.There was a fish shop on Patrick’s Road on the side of present day Roberts where one cansee the ledge of a bricked off window that formed part of the opening to the fish andvegetable shop which had sliding doors instead of solid ones.The town had two slaughter houses, both to the rere of O’Brien’s and McConkeys butchershops.The toilets for the tram men were behind the Dispensary, the urinals were open for all tosee, but thank goodness, the one solitary WC had a door that closed.Some wags referred to Dalkey as “Scald Dalkey” because, they said, one could get ahalfpence worth of tea for a penny.Among people not entirely forgotten by the inhabitants of Dalkey Town is Nurse O’Connorwho was a maternity nurse and lived opposite The Club Pub and is said to have deliveredall the babies in Dalkey. There is Dicky Ryan who was drum major in the pipe band whichpracticed upstairs in Forrester’s Hall which was on Convent Road some doors down frompresent day Powers Bookies. There was the premises known as Johnston’s, now the EBSwhich repaired clocks, many of which remained there for months after being repaired. Hasanyone noticed the small white washed cottage that forms the back wall of the cafe in theTramyard? That was the home of a tram driver called Mr Kenna.My apologies to Yvonne Fogarty of Yvonne Joan Bakery. A cat did not sit on the counter asI wrote in the last edition, instead it sat on Ma Riley’s counter. As I said before, Ma Rileybecame very eccentric in her later years. Apparently she wore her long hair in a bun andwas seen to stick money into it. There is another story that when returning cheese that hadbits eaten out of it, the customer was told by Ma Riley that it couldn’t have been mice,because, she said, “My cat sleeps on the cheese all night!”

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DALKEY IN THE OLD DAYS – Part II ❖❖

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Recent Church Concert – Thehighlight event last month was thePrazak String Quartet visit to St.Patrick’s Church where a full housewas entertained by works from JosefHaydn, Leos Janacek and Beethoven.This evening was concluded with aglass of wine in the Northover Hallwhich was sponsored by the CzechEmbassy. Many thanks to Gillian McCutcheon for organising this concert. A special tributewas paid to her father, John Ruddock who died earlier this year. John was instrumental fororganising many such excellent concerts in St. Patrick’s and indeed had marked thisparticular concert in our calendar prior to his death. We now very much hope the Gillianwill keep up these contacts and organise many other concerts in the future.St. Begnet’s Day – A joint ecumenical service will take place in the grounds of St. Begnet,beside the Heritage Centre, on Sunday 10th November at 1.15pm. This will be a shortservice hosted by the two Dalkey Churches, so please do join us.Parish Activities in the Northover Hall – With the autumn well upon us, we have manyactivities to entertain and occupy you through the dark evenings please contact the ParishOffice for full details and any enquiries you may have.Parish Fair – Our annual Parish Christmas Fair takes place in the Northover Hall on Sat7th December commencing at 10am. This is an excellent opportunity to obtain sometremendous bargains or simply to meet all your friends for a cup of coffee and sample someof the excellent refreshments on offer. Please mark this date in your diary.

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NEWS FROM ST. PATRICK’S CHURCH ❖❖

INSPECTOR PRATT IS BACK! Inspector Pratt is paying another visit to the Pavilion Theatre, courtesy of St Patrick’sDramatic Society. Many will remember the group’s previous very successful production featuring thebumbling policeman with a penchant for malapropisms. His record of crime detection isnot enviable - the body count mounted disastrously as he looked on, helpless, hapless andhopeless. DEATH BY FATAL MURDER is another spoof by Peter Gordon in the Agatha Christiemould. Directed by William Mansfield, it is set in the dark days of the early 1940s.Inspector Pratt, played again by Seymour Cresswell, is soon embroiled in more mystery atBagshot House, now home to Nancy Allwright (Maria Fitzgerald). He’s aided and abettedonce more by Miss Maple (Madelyn Chapman) and Constable Thomkins (Mark Aylward).Also there to add to the general mayhem are upper-crust Ginny Farquhar (Amy Creswell);Enzo Garibaldi, the Italian gigolo (Michael Stokes); Welsh busybody and clairvoyant,Blodwyn Morgan (Carmel McCrea) and Roger ‘Stiffy’Alwright (Robert Boland). Expect to be left laughing and wondering ‘whodunit’, as chaos reigns supreme once againat the Pavilion Theatre.

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Máirtin O’Connor Band, Fullset and theextremely talented Grainne Holland andcompanions, Shannúa and local groupDroichead, as well as poetry by Pat Boran, aTheatre presentation of “Joyced!” from KatieO’Kelly (who flew back to Dublin directlyafterwards to appear in “Lock-out”) and musicworkshops. All in all, there were over 50musicians performing through the five-dayFestival.It made one feel extremely proud to be Irish, tohave so many ambassadors of Irish culture insuch a special location. And almost 10,000

visitors to Oulu would agree that it was a veritable feast of Irish music and culture and not bad for thelocal economy, a conservative estimate of which benefited by some €2million.The festival was supported by The Ministry of Education & Culture, the City of Oulu and, on ourside, by Culture Ireland and the Embassy of Ireland, matched by funding from private-sectorsponsors. It was a brilliant example in cultural promotion, exponential added-value for a modestinvestment.One footnote for history buffs: Oulu made its reputation - and initial prosperity- as the centre of BalticTar production in the 18th and 19th centuries: much of what was exported made its way to the UK.And, as we know, much of the wood used in the Royal Navy’s fleet of empire-building, woodensailing vessels was sourced in Ireland; Irish hearts of oak supporting English “Jolly Tars”, heldtogether by Finnish glue...now, there’s a connection between Ireland, least-forested country inEurope and Finland !All the best,

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PS Almost forgot: The Elks v Harps game held in Ouluon Saturday evening was a great success. The Harpswon, 4 goals, 7 points to 9 points in front of a crowd ofover 300, mostly young Finns; it was the most northerlyGAA fixture ever held! (and, significantly for the futureof the sport, both teams had a large number of Finnishplayers).The game was streamed live on the internet andattracted a Twitter audience of almost 100,000! Oursporting culture is also alive and well and thriving inThe High North. - Imagine!

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MARITIME DALKEY by Jehan Ashmore ❖❖

“AFLOAT” Project Launched: Visual artist Roisin Cunningham with the valued supportof the Dalkey Rowing Club and their Ladies Junior crew set off on 6 October fromColiemore Harbour to launch the ‘Afloat’ project off The Muglins with its lighthouse. Theskiff’s crew were Sinead McCullogh, Nadine and Claire Cunningham, Mary-Grace Powerand cox Pat Dalton. In swells and overcast skies, the crew demonstrated their graceful rowing skills out beyondthe waters of the Muglins which can be notoriously unpredictable. On a high tide, Roisindropped 50 vessels/ jars into currents of Dublin Bay. Each jar contained people’s messages/reflections about the recession, a paper boat and a numbered piece taken from a painting byRoisin of the Muglins. Artists Statement: The idea for the project originated years ago on the main theme ofcommunication between people and how this can be achieved. I liked the idea of usingordinary people’s messages, often because their ideas have no platform. In recent years weseemed to have, as an Island people, had many ideas and criteria forced on us. I wanted togauge what was the general mood among people.As the ideas gathered, I was surprised and encouraged at how when asked to send amessage to a stranger, people engaged in such a positive way. No messages were altered,they ranged from personal words to inspirational quotes or greetings. I have found it a mostenjoyable and rewarding experience. Roisin wishes to extend special thanks to Dalkey Rowing Club, especially the logisticsinvolved launching the skiff. Who knows where those jars will end up! So visit:www.facebook.com/roisinbcunninghamDalkey Island ConservationPlan Approved:Dún Laoghaire-RathdownCounty Council approved theDalkey Island Conservation Plan2013-2023. A ‘draft’ plan wasopen to public consultation up toAugust. The plan is amanagement structure for thenext decade of the island whichis regarded as one of the mostimportant national heritage siteswhich is a mere 300m offshoreand close to the capital.

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Countdown to the NewClassrooms in Loreto

The countdown is on,only 30 days left and wecould be in our newclassrooms. A year agowhen we heard that wewere moving, everyonewas so excited because itwould be amazing to be innew classrooms. It hasbeen an interestingdistraction for us in the

prefabs watching the building progress. Most of us have been caught looking out thewindow watching our new classrooms get bigger and bigger each day. One day in earlySeptember we saw the plaster going on. It looked a horrible colour but when it dried it wasa really nice cream colour. In late September we saw a truck arrive at the school withportapotties at the back. We all joked that we might have to use them while they wereputting in the new toilets. Around that time too we saw this colossal truck arrive, with bigstones at the back. We had to snoop out the window to see what would happen next. Theback of the truck started lifting up so high from horizontal to vertical. All the stones camerushing down like an avalanche. They were all clattering together. It was really exciting! Itwill all be worth the wait because the two 4th classes are going to be the first classes to gointo the new classrooms. So we have definitely started the countdown!

By Niamh Prior, Abigail Forde, May Quinn, Sophia Gorby. (4th Class)

NEWS FROM LORETO PRIMARY SCHOOL ❖❖

Dalkey Rowing Club: Congratulations to the Ladies Crew who won Gold in the “TheHope Cup” 13km rowing race and came 2nd overall which included a mixed ‘skiff’ crew.The September event was hosted by Stella Maris Rowing Club, Poolbeg Marina, Ringsend.The winning ladies crew, see photo (L-R) are: Susannagh Grogan, Jenny Dilley, PaulCunningham (cox), Sue Hill and Cliona O’Reilly. Dun Laoghaire Cruiseships: Eithne Scott Lennon, CEO of Fitzpatrick Castle Hotel,Killiney has been appointed chairperson of the Dun Laoghaire Harbour Company, the firstfemale to take this board position. Since joining the board in 1984, she has played asignificant role and in the ‘Masterplan’, which includes a proposed €18m cruise berthterminal (See July issue) which formed part of her presentation given in September to aJoint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communication.Farewell ‘Emer’: Naval Service’s oldest vessel OPV L.É. Emer (P21) in early Septemberundertook a special ‘cruise’ for former crew members in Dublin Bay and a final transit ofDalkey Sound. The decommissioned vessel is to be auctioned on 23 October. Fleetmate‘flagship’ L.É. Eithne (P31) used to make rare transits too (see: May 2012 issue) whilecalling to Dun Laoghaire, her ‘adopted’ homeport.

DCC newsletter back-issues can be downloaded from: www.dalkeycommunitycouncil.iePhoto: © Jehan Ashmore, who is the Marine Correspondent for www.afloat.ie

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Introduction – Irish Water has commenced its Meter Installation Programme in certainparts of Ireland and will be expanding into new areas over the coming weeks and months. There will be a number of Irish Water staff and contractors on streets throughout Ireland,and we are aware that some criminals may take this opportunity to gain access to housesclaiming to be acting under the programme. To ensure your personal safety, Irish Water has put in place a number of safety measures.These are detailed in this information for your protection. Your Safety is Irish Water’s Priority – Irish Water takes the safety of the general publicvery seriously. For this reason, there are a number of safety measures which they have putin place with its staff and contractors: * Water meter installers will wear Irish Water branded clothing and will always carry ID.* Irish Water staff and installers are trained to always identify who they are and who theyare representing.* They will always present their identity card, and meter installers will NEVER ask to enteryour home. They will also never request money from you. * Householders do not need to be at home while the meter box or water meter is beinginstalled. If you are at home, the installers working on behalf of Irish Water will knock onthe door to let you know that they will be working outside - but again, there is no reason forthe installers to cross the threshold of your home. * Customer communication packs are being delivered into the homes of all houses due toreceive a meter box and/or water meter. These communications include a Safety Guide. Ifyou have not received this direct communication, there is no reason for any personclaiming to be from the Irish Water Metering Programme to call to your home. Refusal Will Not OffendWe would always advise you to be cautious. If you are wary or suspicious of any personclaiming to be from Irish Water or one of their contractors, we would encourage you torefuse to answer the door. Irish Water can carry out the installation without the need tointeract with the householder, if you are nervous. Alternatively, all Irish Water staff and contractor ID cards have the telephone number of theIrish Water contact centre on the back. The call centre will be able to verify the location ofthe various Irish Water metering crews and the relevant IDs for the metering installers atthose locations. Contact details for Irish Water:T: 1890 278 278 E: info@water.ie W: www.water.ie

The idea of the Garda Clinic is to assist the local community who may not be able to travel to theGarda Station with matters such as form stamped/signing or any community policing matters whicharise. The Garda Clinic is not designed for crime reporting, however, the Garda are very keen that allsuspicious activity is reported to them at the local centre which, for Dalkey, is

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PLANNING APPLICATIONS – Weeks 37-40 9/9/2013 to 4/10/2013

The material in the Planning Section of the Newsletter is based entirely on data taken from DunLaoghaire Rathdown County Council’s website. If you are concerned about a particular item it is stronglyrecommended that you examine the relevant file in the Council’s offices.

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Reg. Ref.: D13B/0298 Application Rec’d Date: 9-Sep-2013Applicant Name & Location: Colin Rafferty & Aveen McArdle, 9, Hyde Park, Dalkey, Co. Dublin.Proposal: Permission for development consisting of: (1) demolition of single storey extension to theside of the existing semi-detached two storey property. (2) construction of a two storey pitched roof extension to the side of existing with dormer style window at attic level to the rear. (3) construction ofsingle storey pitched roof extensions to the front, side and rear of new two storey extension. (4) elevational alterations to the front side and rear of the existing property. (5) new ‘velux’ stylerooflights in the existing and extensions. (6) landscaping and associated site works including widening of existing vehicular entrance and new pedestrian entrance.Reg. Ref.: D13B/0308 Application Rec’d Date:19-Sep-2013Applicant Name & Location: Joseph Casey, 22, Castle Park Road, Dalkey, Co Dublin.Proposal: Permission for Retention for (a) sun room extension to rear and (b) first floor extension to rear.Reg. Ref.: D13B/0310 Application Rec’d Date:19-Sep-2013Applicant Name & Location: The Lucey Family, 4 Castle Close, Dalkey, Co Dublin.Proposal: Permission for development consisting of a new single storey extension along the rear andat the south east side and also a new bedroom extension at first floor level over the existingplayroom/utility room on the north/west end of the existing two storey detached dwelling.Reg. Ref.: D13B/0317 Application Rec’d Date: 26-Sep-2013 Applicant Name & Location: Emmet Chambers, 38, The Village Gate, Dalkey, Co. Dublin. Proposal : Permission for development consisting of a single storey extension to the rear, first floorextension with rooflights over existing ground floor structure with pop-out bay to the side, partial conversion of existing attic with new rooflights on the front and the rear, new canopy to the front andancillary works. Reg. Ref.: D13A/0505 Application Rec’d Date: 1-Oct-2013Applicant Name & Location: Raymond Gannon, Topcliffe, Ardbrugh Road, Dalkey, Co. Dublin.Proposal: Permission for development consisting of demolishing existing dwelling house & for theconstruction of a new fully serviced three storey over basement dwelling house and all associated site works.Reg. Ref. : D13A/0506 Application Rec’d Date: 1-Oct-2013Applicant Name & Location: Declan O’Donovan, White Cottage, Nerano Road, Dalkey.Proposal: Permission for Retention of the existing boundary wall to White Cottage and StarboardCottage and modification of the wall to reduce the height of the wall to 2m above the ground level ofthe Starboard Cottage site; previously permitted development Register Reference D09A/0716.

PLANNING DECISIONS Weeks 37-40 9/9/2013 to 4/10/2013Reg. Ref.: D13A/0365 Decision: Grant Permission Date: 11-Sep-2013Applicant Name & Location: Niamh Caffrey, Saint Marys, Ardeevin Road, Dalkey.Proposal: Permission for development consisting of widening of existing vehicular entrance andreplacement of existing rendered entrance walls with low granite plinth and cast iron railings. Newbrick piers and capping to match existing and all associated works.Reg. Ref.: D13B/0250 Decision: Refuse Permission Date: 11-Sep-2013Applicant Name & Location: Brendan McLoughlin, Ardbrugh Lodge, Cunningham Road, Dalkey.Proposal: Permission to construct single storey rear extension and 1st floor level rear extension and toprovide pitched roof over flat roofed front part of living room, all at detached single storey dwelling.Reg. Ref.: D13B/0257 Decision: Grant Permission Date: 11-Sep-2013Applicant Name & Location: Carol & Fintan Whelan, The Cottage, Church Road, Dalkey.Proposal: Permission for development consisting of the addition of new zinc cladding to the groundfloor of the North elevation (front) in two locations, to the West and East elevations (ground floor andgables) and to three sides of the existing rear dormer window to the roof.

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Reg. Ref.: D13A/0384 Decision: Grant Permission Date: 17-Sep-2013Applicant Name & Location: Austin & Marie Clifford, 34, Hillside, Dalkey.Proposal: Permission for development to widen the existing vehicle entry gate by 800mm.Reg. Ref.: D13B/0264 Decision: Grant Permission Date: 17-Sep-2013Applicant Name & Location: Patrick & Julie-Anne Hogan, Denville, Barnhill Road, Dalkey.Proposal: Permission for development consisting of the construction of an additional dormerwindow to the rear of the main roof and alterations to an existing dormer window there withassociated internal remodelling of previously converted attic. Also, modifications to works for whichpermission was granted in June 2010, Reg. Ref. D10B/0160, relating to existing and proposedrooflights to main roof.Reg. Ref.: D07B/0615/E Decision: Request Add. Info Date: 25-Sep-2013 Applicant Name & Location: Hannah Harris, Hillside Cottage, Ardburgh Road, Dalkey. Proposal: Permission is sought for the construction of a first floor extension over an existing modern1 storey element to rear of cottage to form new dormer like cottage development providing for 4bedrooms, a kitchen, living, dinning space, balcony and ancillary sanitary services. It also includesfor changing an existing door to a window to match the existing windows. The slate roof is to beretained at the front but the chimneys will be removed in favour of one new chimney. The newstructure will have a low pitched roof. A new entrance is to be provided to the side of the housethrough existing entrance at Hillside Cottage. Applic. Type: Extension of Duration of Permission Reg. Ref.: D07A/1345/E Decision: Grant Exten. of Duration of Permission Date: 4-Oct-2013Applicant Name & Location: M. Leahy & B. Breen, 4, Harbour Crescent, Harbour Road, Dalkey.Proposal: For the construction of a two storey dwelling house and auxiliary works drainage andlandscaping in the side garden of 4 Harbour Crescent.Reg. Ref.: D13A/0400 Decision: Grant Permission Date: 1-Oct-2013Applicant Name & Location: Adrian & Elena Brooks, 1, Hyde Park, Hyde Road, Dalkey.Proposal: Permission is sought for (1) Extension to the rear of the side building of the house andfront door access to same, (2) Rear bay window extension to rear of house at first floor level, (3) Anew first floor window to rear elevation, (4) A front porch extension and (5) Moving and widening ofvehicular gates and raising height of gate postsReg. Ref.: D13A/0413 Decision: Grant Permission Date: 4-Oct-2013Applicant Name & Location: M O’Connell, Termon, 39B, Barnhill Road, Dalkey.Proposal: Permission for development consisting of the demolition of existing single storeyextension at the side and rear and demolition of detached garage to side and construction of new partsingle storey and part two storey extension to the rear and side and the widening of the existingdriveway and roof-lights and new boundary walls and associated site works.

APPEALS NOTIFIED by An Bord Pleanála Wks 37-40 9/9/’13 to 4/10/’13Reg Ref: D13A/0317 Registration Date: 25-Jun-2013 Location: 21, Dalkey Avenue, Dalkey.Development: Permission for modifications to approved plans, Reg. Ref. D11A/0193 andD13A/0150, to House A only, for a change of house type from the approved two storey plus roof levelaccommodation five bedroom dwelling (305 sqm) with a second floor level terrace to a three storey with setback second floor level five bedroom dwelling (326 sqm), also with a second floor levelterrace and ancillary works, including moving House A northwards by c.1.7 m. Council Decision: Refuse Permission. Appeal Lodged: 12-Sep-2013. Nature of Appeal: Appealagainst Refusal of Permission. Type of Appeal: 1st Party AppealReg Ref: D13B/0250 Registration Date:18-Jul-2013Location: Ardbrugh Lodge, Cunningham Road, Dalkey.Development: Permission to construct single storey rear extension and first floor level rear extensionand to provide pitched roof over flat roofed front part of living room, all at detached single storeydwelling. Council Decision: Refuse Permission. Appeal Lodged: 3-Oct-’13. Nature of Appeal:Appeal against Refusal of Permission. Type of Appeal: 1st Party Appeal.

APPEAL DECISIONS of An Bord Pleanála Wks. 36-39 2/9/2013 to 27/9/2013NONE FOR DALKEYAREA

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Wildlife Watching In Costa RicaAlthough Costa Rica isn’t a lot bigger than Ireland with a similar population, 4.5 million, itholds 6% of the world’s biodiversity and with 20 national parks, 26 protected areas, nineforest reserves, eight biological reserves and seven wildlife sanctuaries it has become thenumber one destination for ecotourism. It was my second trip to Costa Rica in 15 years andwe decided to go in August the same month I’d gone the previous time which although it isin the rainy season the rain rarely lasts all day and leaves everywhere fresh and, thoughhumid, rarely too hot.In fact our first day was the only day of the trip it stayed dull and damp all day as we wenton a coach trip to a coffee plantation followed by a visit to the active Poas volcano. Besidethis volcano was another inactive volcano which was filled with water too toxic to supportany life but surrounded by thick vegetation and trees. Huge Gunnera plants grew on theslopes and it was on the leaves of one of these we saw our first hummingbird of the trip, afemale of the aptly named Volcano Hummingbird species. Hummingbirds are magnificentlittle creatures hovering in front of flowers in a blur of beating wings their iridescentplumage flashing brilliantly in the changing light. After the volcano we went to the La Pazwaterfall which had its own small zoo, aviary and butterfly house. But flying free in thegardens were many more hummingbirds which came to feeders which contained sugaredwater. They were almost oblivious to the presence of people and you could stand inchesaway from these tiny birds as they hovered or perched at the feeders or flew past your earwith a great thrumming noise.Next day we went to Tortuguero on the Caribbean coast, travelling by coach to betransferred to a boat which would take us along a river to our hotel. We had a very amusingguide who among many other things told us that it was written in Costa Rica’s constitutionthat visitors always had to have a camera ready to be prepared for the appearance of somespectacular bird or animal. We stopped to eat at a restaurant and before we sat down to eathe took us on a quick tour around the grounds to spot vivid red tree frogs among the rootsof the trees.Before leaving home I had read a review of this restaurant from someone who said they’dseen a sloth in the grounds of the hotel and I’d mentioned this to our guide wondering wasthere any chance we might see one. Before we’d finished eating he came over to us and toldus, yes, there was a sloth in a tree in the grounds. Although sloths are famously one of the

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slowest moving of mammals and the chances of it being gone before we got there werevery slim we rushed out to see it. Not only did we get to see the sloth but it also had a babyresting on its chest as it hung upside down from the tree, the baby reaching up to grasp thebranch with its tiny claws. It turned out there was another sloth in the grounds climbingdown a tree and then my companion Lucy spotted another one hidden in the fork of a palmtree.That night from our hotel we travelled across the river to the coastal strip where we hopedto see Green Sea Turtles landing on the beach where they would dig out a hole in the sandto lay their eggs in. This Caribbean coastline is one of the most important breeding areas inthe world for these turtles and for many years they suffered great losses from poaching oftheir eggs as well as the turtles themselves being killed for food or their shells which wouldbe sold as ornaments. The turtles are now protected by rangers and many volunteers whomonitor and guard them as they come in from the sea. Access to the beach when they arenesting is very scrupulously guarded and visitors are only allowed if accompanied by aregistered guide and they are not allowed to take flash photographs or wear light colouredclothes which could deter the turtles from landing. The guides have infrared head torcheswhose light wouldn’t disturb the turtles and we all had to follow the guide quietly and insingle line. Once the turtle has begun to dig out a nest hole it won’t stop and while it isdoing this spectators are allowed to watch.After our guide had his documents checked by the ranger we made our way on to the sandand eventually gathered around a turtle who was about to lay eggs. The turtles dig out alarge hole with their flippers and we were able to watch the turtle laying her eggs into thebottom of the chamber. When the eggs eventually hatch the tiny baby turtles will digthemselves out and make the perilous journey to the water at risk from birds, crabs andmammals. Only a tiny percentage (one in a thousand it is estimated) of the baby turtlesreach adulthood which is why the adult turtles lays around a hundred eggs at a time andmay nest quite a few times every year.You might feel it is intrusive gathering around this big creature at such a sensitive time butthe income generated from turtle watching helps pay for all the conservation work and thepresence of guards and tourists helps deter poachers.Before we set off on our holiday I’d heard a turtlewarden had been murdered by poachers in Costa Ricaand while there we heard suspects had been arrested forthat crime.The following day at Tortuguero we awoke to theresounding calls of a group of howler monkeys,apparently the second loudest call of any mammal. Ourwalk to the hotel restaurant would be enlightened byviews of land crabs, one resident Rufus-tailed hummingbird, toucans and butterflies and once one of the staffcalled us to see a sloth climbing up from the base of atree. Later that day we went on a boat trip throughrivers and canals where vegetation spilled down overthe river banks and we watched howler and white facedmonkeys, river turtles and lizards and many differenttypes of birds. On land you would see long lines of leafcutting ants marching along with their tiny (and somenot so tiny) segments of leaf held above. Here on a

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stretch of water where trees leaned precariously over from opposite banks and where twotrees met in the middle, we watched a long line of these ants marching up one trunk anddown the other one to cross the water. Eventually the leaves are placed in the ants nestwhere they eventually break down and ferment into a fungus which the ants will feed on.But one of the most fascinating creatures we saw on the water was the caiman, the CentralAmerican close relative of the alligator. Unfortunately scientists have very recently foundthat these particular Tortuguero caimans have high levels of pesticide in their bodies. Thepesticide probably comes as run off from banana plantations upriver and the caimans ingestit through the fish they feed on. To produce regular shaped unblemished bananas aparticular type of seedless banana is grown and this is particularly prone to fungalinfections and disease. The fact that heavy rains often wash off the chemicals means thegrowers spray on even more chemicals, another good reason to buy organic bananas. Acouple of our guides told us that intensive pineapple growing is also a big problem in CostaRica with the pesticides run off polluting groundwater and land.Whether sunning themselves on the bank or gliding through the water the caimans seem tohave a deadly intent but they are primarily fish eaters and rarely grow to more then 6 feet inlength unlike another much larger inhabitant of these waters, the American crocodile. Weonly saw one in Tortuguero, a very large specimen dragging itself onto the river bank butwe would have much closer experiences later in our trip.

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LIFT OFF FOR LEARNINGThe new academic year is well underway and wehave settled back into our routines and timetables.Each child in the School has decorated a paperballoon and these have been gathered into amagnificent collage in “The Street” (the mainthoroughfare of the school building, providing uswith inspiration each day.

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Wednesday November 6th – The Old Dublin Society meets at 6.30p.m. in Dublin City Library& Archive, 138 - 144 Pearse Street, Dublin 2. Frank Whearity will present his talk “Thefounding of the Irish Volunteers at Dublin’s Rotunda Hall, 25 November 1913”. All welcome -admission free.At 8 p.m. The Rathmichael Historical Soc. meets in Rathmichael School, Stonebridge Rd.,(Dublin Rd. end), Shankill. Con Manning will present his lecture “Dublin Castle” All welcome. Thursday 7th at 8p.m. – The Mount Merrion Historical Society meets in the Mount MerrionCommunity Centre, North Avenue, Mount Merrion, Co. Dublin. Christopher Sands will presenthis lecture on “Jammet’s Restaurant.” All welcome. Admission €4.At 8p.m. The Kilmacud Stillorgan Local History Society meets in the Function Room,Glenalbyn Sports Club, Stillorgan, Co. Dublin. Neil Cummins will present his lecture on“Fr. Gleeson, WW1 Chaplain.” All welcome - admission €3.Saturday 9th – at 10.30a.m. – The Irish Family History Society meets in the Conference Roomof Dublin City Library and Archive, 138-144 Pearse Street, Dublin 2. Dr. Susan Hood willspeak on “Gathering Church of Ireland Records.” At 11.30a.m. Natasha Hearne will speak on“Archives of the Royal Dublin Society.” Admission free - all welcome.Monday 11th at 7.30p.m. – The Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland meets in 63 MerrionSquare South, Dublin 2 - Dr. Karl Brady will present his talk “Warships, U-boats & Liners;World War 1 & World War II Wrecks off the Irish Coast”.At 8 p.m.The Dundrum & District Historical Society meets in Dom Marmion House, SandyfordRd. car park, Dundrum. John Lennon will present his lecture “A Look at Dundrum History.“ All welcome.Tuesday 12th at 1.05p.m. – The Friends of Medieval Dublin and Dublin City Council will hosta 40-minute Milestones of Medieval Dublin lunchtime lecture on “1387:The Coronation ofLambert Simnel” presented by Sparky Booker in the Wood Quay Venue, Civic Offices, WoodQuay, Dublin 8. Admission free. At 8 p.m. – The Genealogical Society of Ireland meets in Dun Laoghaire College of FurtherEducation, Cumberland Street, Dun Laoghaire. Fiona Fitzsimons will speak on “Children inCare Records: Records of pre-1952 Adoptions” All welcome - admission €4.Wednesday 13th at 6.30p.m. – The Old Dublin Society meets in Dublin City Library &Archive, 138 - 144 Pearse Street, Dublin 2. Maighréad Ní Mhurchadha will present her lecture“An Entertainment for the Duke.” All welcome - admission free.Wednesday 20th at 6.30p.m. – The Old Dublin Society meets in Dublin City Library &Archive, 138 - 144 Pearse Street, Dublin 2. Rory McKenna will present his lecture “LuskConvict Prison, 1856 to 1886.” All welcome - admission free.Wednesday 20th at 8p.m. – Dun Laoghaire Borough Historical Society meets in The KingstonHotel, Adelaide St., Dun Laoghaire. Colin Scudds will present his lecture on “Rashers,Revolution & Royalty: Kingstown/Dun Laoghaire in the early 20th Century” Adm. €3.50.Thursday 21st at 8 p.m. – The Bray Cualann Historical Society meets in the Bray Chamber ofCommerce House, 10 Prince of Wales Tce, Quinsboro Road, Bray. Fergus Mulligan will presenthis lecture “William Dargan - An Honourable Life. 1799 to 1867: looking at the Life on theRailway Engineer William Dargan.” All welcome - admission €4.Wed. 27th at 6.30p.m. – The Old Dublin Society meets in Dublin City Library & Archive, 138- 144 Pearse St., Dublin 2. The AGM of the Society will be followed by a short talk fromJames Scannell recalling “A Dublin Day - August 31st 1913” All welcome - admission free.Thursday 28th 7.30p.m. – The Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland meets at in 63 MerrionSquare South, Dublin 2. Dr. Rachel Moss will present her lecture “From Tieghearmas toGoldfinger: Compiling a Medieval Art History of Ireland Impressions and Realities.”At 8 p.m. – The Rathmines Ranaelagh and Rathgar Historical Society meets in Rathmines townHall, Rathmines Road, Rathmines, Dublin 6. Tessa Finn will present her lecture “Another Sideof 1916 Rathmines Love Letters.”

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published by Mercier Press.The pivotal role of Peter DeLoughry in one of the most celebrated British prison escapes inIrish history was virtually unknown until the book was published as it reveals that he was theman who fashioned the key that made it possible for Eamon de Valera, Séan McGarry and SéanMilroy to escape from Lincoln Prison, in February 1919, by simply unlocking a series ofinternal doors, all of which used the same key, and were whisked away once they reached theoutside by Harry Boland and Michael Collins in a waiting car.While the central part of this fascinating book deals with the escape and the events leading up toit , the first and latter parts of it deal with the life and career of Peter DeLoughry from Kilkennyand provides new information on the bitter disputes between the Kilkenny Brigade of the I.R.A.and Ernie O’Malley who had been sent by GHQ to inspect them and after this considered theKilkenny Brigade members “as slack, poor material with no direction from above and nodrive”, remarks that did not endear him or GHQ with them. The author also provides the readerwith a fascinating insight into the War of Independence as it was waged in and round KilkennyCity and county.DeLoughry was a staunch republican who held to his principles, served as Lord Mayor ofKilkenny City from 1919 to 1925, sat in the first Seanad, where he became embroiled in issuessuch as divorce and film censorship.DeLoughry died in 1931 at the young age of 49 and after that as articles and books on theLincoln Prison escape were published, his pivotal role in this event was overlooked and excisedfrom these accounts and so this biography of him, written by his grandson, outlining his pivotalrole in this escape, gives him the proper long overdue recognition for his role in it as without hiscontribution it could never have happened.

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Rector: The Rev’d Niall J. Sloane, Website: www.htkilliney.dublin.anglican.orgTel: 2852695 Facebook: www.facebook.com/holytrinitykilliney

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SERVICES FOR NOVEMBER 2013Sundays: 8.30am Holy Communion, 10.45 am Morning Service Midweek Services: Thursdays at 10.30 am.

Christmas Sale - Advance Notice – As a change to the annual November sale, we havedecided to move it back to Saturday 7th December. The usual stalls will be present alongwith the addition of a grotto for a very special guest! All are very welcome to join us in theCarry Hall on the 7th from 11am - 1pm.Charity Christmas Cards – Following the service on the 10th November, there will beTea and Coffee in The Carry Hall. During this time, Charity Christmas Cards, Calendars,Diaries and Gifts will be available for sale. Charities due to be represented are the R.N.L.I.,Guide Dogs for the Blind, the Blackrock Hospice, The Laura Lynn Foundation, the IrishCancer Society, and even some from Holy Trinity!Sheep Thrills – Owing to popular demand our community based textile group willrecommence on Thursday 26th Sept at 11am in the Carry Hall opposite Fitzpatrick’s hotel(59 bus)We have great varied ability which is shared with much enthusiasm. We look forward to lots of new ideas for products to give and sell for the homeless both athome and abroad, with proceeds shared between the Parish and chosen charities .Everyone welcome, no rules, just turn up, admission €3-€5 contact Joan @ 087 2460078The Y Club (Killiney Men’s Society) – On Thursday 26th September Ken & Simon Browndisplayed some of their (many) prized possessions, Peter Hayes also gave us a very helpfultalk on issues concerning wills. We thank them all for their contributions. In October wehad a trip to the National Maritime Museum in Dun Laoghaire. On November 28th BillyGarrioch will give us a cookery demonstration. All are Gentlemen are very welcome toattend. More information from Paul O’Brien, Nigel Pierpoint or the Rector.Table Tennis – The table tennis club meets every Monday at 8pm in the Carry Hall. If youare interested in trying out table tennis, you would be very welcome (and we will even lendyou a bat!). For more information contact Linda Franck (086 8296029).Ladies Guild – The Guild will meet on Tuesday 12th November in the Carry Hall, thespeaker will be Nigel Teggin who will talk on his experiences of working for Irish Lights.All welcome.SILK - Socials Involving Ladies of Killiney – At its first gathering in the Carry Hall inSeptember Johnny Mitchell brought the ladies on a tour of wines - thank you to him for avery enjoyable evening. Plans are already underway for the October meeting as we write.On Wednesday November 20th the theme will be Floral ideas for Christmas with DotRoberts & Una Cullen. €5 Entrance. For more information please contact Judy Jones -2855159Bible Study and Prayer Group – The group meets on the 4th Tuesday of every month at10.30 am in the Carry Hall the next gathering will be on November 26th. This year theBible study is focusing on linking the Old & New Testaments. All are very welcome toattend. Further expressions of interest may be addressed to the Rector.

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We have received a great reaction to the newly restoredbenches that arrived back in the church last month. Theywere lovingly cleaned and restored with all of the brassplates reinserted and back to their original condition.The new carpet has also been widely welcomed andadmired. We thank all of the hardworking team whowere involved in this project and to ICS who restoredthe benches so beautifully. Next year we hope to replacethe Altar carpets and to also re-paint the Church interiorto complete the refurbishment.Churchbell – We have also had some work done to fixthe Church bell which was ringing out of sequence forthe Angelus. The Angelus or ‘call to prayer’ is theringing of the church bell -- in three groups of threechimes with a pause in between each group, followed by9 consecutive strokes -- at 6am, Noon, and 6pm. So wecan now continue to enjoy the distinctive church bellring out clearly once more.First Communion – We give a warm welcome to the children who have signed up for the‘Do This in Memory’ First Communion Programme and who will be making their FirstHoly Communion next year. ‘Do This In Memory’ is a parish based programme of preparation for First Communioncentred around in the parish celebration of Sunday Eucharist and in the home. Theprogramme is designed to facilitate parents and guardians, families and the parishes’ activeinvolvement in the preparation for this sacrament and it takes place once a month for eightmonths before First Eucharist and concludes during the parish celebration of the Feast ofCorpus Christi. Thanks to all of the parents and teachers for all their hard work in preparingthe children and especially to parents Jane Brereton and Elaine Prior who have volunteeredto coordinate the programme for the Parish.Community Cup Award – Congratulations to Big Mick alias ‘Monty Don’ McDonnellwho won The DCC Community Cup award for all of his work in keeping the Churchgrounds so beautiful. Several visitors have paid compliment to his work and this is in nopart due to the many hours of work that he puts in week in week out each year. ‘Molann anobair an fear.’All Saints and All Souls – This month we also celebrate the Feast of All Saints and AllSouls. Both the Feast of All Saints and the Feast of All Souls evolved in the life of theChurch independently of paganism and Halloween. However, elements of pagan practiceswere perhaps "baptised" by some cultures or attached themselves to the celebration of AllSaints and All Souls.The exact origins of the Feast of All Saints celebration are uncertain, although, after thelegalisation of Christianity in 313, a common commemoration of Saints, especially themartyrs, appeared in various areas throughout the Church. Quite simply, there were notenough days of the year for a feast day for each martyr and many of them died in groups. Acommon feast day for all saints, therefore seemed most appropriate. The designation ofNov. 1 as the Feast of All Saints occurred over time. Pope Gregory III (731-741) dedicatedan oratory in the original St. Peter's Basilica in honour of all the saints on Nov. 1, and thisdate then became the official date for the celebration of the Feast of All Saints in Rome.

Fr Declan and our hard workingFirst Communion programmevolunteers, Jane Brereton and

Elaine Prior.

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Now for the pagan connection: Nov. 1 marked Samhain, the beginning of the Celtic winter.Samhain, for whom the feast was named, was the Celtic lord of death, and his nameliterally meant "summer's end." Since winter is the season of cold, darkness and death, theCelts soon made the connection with human death. The eve of Samhain, Oct. 31, was atime of Celtic pagan sacrifice, and Samhain allowed the souls of the dead to return to theirearthly homes that evening. To protect themselves from marauding evil spirits on the eve ofSamhain, the people extinguished their hearth fires and the Druids (the priests and spiritualteachers of the Celts) built a huge new year's bonfire of sacred oak branches. The Druidsoffered burnt sacrifices ie crops, animals, even humans and told fortunes of the comingyear by examining the burned remains. From this new fire, the home hearths were againignited. With the spread of Christianity and the establishment of All Saints Day, some ofthese pagan customs remained in the English speaking world for All Hallows Eve (orHalloween, All Saints Eve), perhaps at first more out of superstition and later, more out offun. Nevertheless, All Saints Day clearly arose from genuine a Christian devotion.

CAITRIONA FOGARTY – Dalkey Parish Office, 01 2859418

The Tropic of Capricorn is one of the five major circles that map the Earth, 9 kms North ofthis is Newman, a mining town in the heart of the Pilbara in Western Australia. The weatheris harsh here, while writing the temperature outside is topping 40 degrees. As you canimagine humans can just about stand this climate so grapes have no chance. There are nowineries in this region, in fact, the furthest North of Western Australia that wine making isfeasible is in a town called Geraldton which is over 11 hours south of Newman and a lotcooler. On a day off recently I went in search of a nice cold wine that I could enjoy in thesunshine. Luckily there are three “bottleshops” in Newman and all have a surprisingly goodselection of wines. I picked up a bottle of Lindemans’ “Henrys Sons” Riesling. I wasn’texpecting much as it was priced at $8.99 which is just over €6 but I thought I would give ita try. I was pleasantly surprised to find the wine very drinkable, even gaining a place in mytop ten list. “Henrys Sons” is made by Lindemans. They have a huge range of wines that are soldworldwide and are extremely popular. Dr. Henry Lindeman planted the first grapes in theHunter Valley, New South Wales in 1843. This Riesling was one of a range of wines underthe name “Henrys Sons” made as a tribute to his five sons, as Dr. Lindeman had said “thesewines are made to be enjoyed in restaurants and bars in the company of great friends andcharacters - just like the characters of these wines”. Interestingly enough another rangemade by Lindemans is called “Elizas Ten”. A tribute to the Matriarch of the family whogave birth to ten children. You can expect to be surprised by this wine. It is a dry Riesling with just a touch ofsweetness. Very well balanced acidity and a long finish. Lots of citrus fruit that is nearly toobitter but I think it gives this wine the “character” Dr. Lindeman had described. Lindemansis imported from Australia to Ireland by several distributors so get out to your local store ifyou are interested in ordering it in if you can’t find it on the shelves. Unfortunately for methe one and only bottle of this yummy Riesling was the only one left on the shelves here inNewman! So if you do get hold of this Riesling, have a glass for me!

Sinéad Tyrrell – Australia

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November DCC Monthly Meeting Mon 4 Nov Closing date for receipt of entry forms for the DCC Art Exhibition Fri 1 NovDCC Art Exhibition in OLH Sat 9/Sun 10 Nov St. Patrick’s Dramatic Society presents “Death by Fatal Murder”in the Pavilion Theatre, Dun Laoghaire. Nightly at 8.00pm Wed 20- Sat 23 Nov Sorting Dec. Newsletter Thurs 28 NovDCC December Meeting 8 DecChristmas tree Celebrations 8 Dec

EVENTS THROUGH THE MONTHKarate sessions for all age groups @ 6.00-9.00pm Tuesdays & Thursdays. Contact WayneDeegan at 086 857 2546Dalkey Players The Carry Hall Killiney from 7.30-10.30pm Tuesdays & ThursdaysContact Aileen Byrne 087-9842337 or check www.dalkeyplayers.ie for details.St. Patrick’s Dramatic Society Dalkey Northover Hall (in the grounds of St. Patrick’sChurch) from 8pm-10.30pm Mondays & Thursdays. Contact Judith Elmes 087-2396673 orcheck www.stpatsdramsoc.com for further information.The Irish Vintage Radio and Sound Society meets monthly in Dalkey. If interestedplease call 086-8391839Cuala Set Dancing Classes: Every Sunday from 8-10pm. €6 per night. All welcome. Pilates: on Mondays in Heritage Centre: three classes at 6.15pm, 7.15pm and 8.15pm.Contact Lizanne Barry 087 8572408Zumba Fitness classes: in Cuala GAA Club on Thursdays: at 7pm & 8pm. ContactLukasz: 085 216 33 04; Email:info@zumbagalaxy.com

NATURE NOTES FOR NOVEMBERTuesday 5 November: The Mysteries of Migration - talk by Mícheál CaseySunday 10 November: Outing to Broadmeadow Estuary, Swords. Meet at the car park ofWoodie’s DIY, by the Seatown Road Roundabout on the Swords bypass, at 10:30am.

Oh! How Television (and Radio) has changed over the years . . . .

I came across a very interesting system at a trade show recently. In short ituses your internal TV coaxial cables to deliver wireless broadband to eachroom. The traditional TV sockets are replaced with new units that have a smallwireless transmitter built in, so each room has its very own wireless connection(there is also the option to plug directly into the wall socket for devices that donot support wireless). The system can support a maximum of eight rooms andboasts a speed of 200Mbps. Prices and information are available by callingthe numbers below.

On a different note UTV has announced that its HD service will be available(via satellite) from late November.

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